Does opening a karaoke need to apply for certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions in Vietnam?
Does opening a karaoke need to apply for certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions in Vietnam? What is validity of certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions in Vietnam?
Hello, I have a plan to open a karaoke, I would like to ask if it is necessary to apply for a certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions in Vietnam. Please advise.
1. Does opening a karaoke need to apply for certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 14 of Decree 96/2016/ND-CP, there are regulations on Certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions as follows:
Certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions (Form No. 01 stated in the annex herein) are issued by competent police authorities to business establishments that engage in business sectors mentioned in Article 3 of this Decree.
Article 3 of Decree 96/2016/ND-CP stipulates that business sectors subject to security and order conditions and scope of management are as follows:
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19. Trading in mobile phone jammers, consisting of: Production, import, export and trading in devices used to prevent mobile phones from receiving signals from base stations.
20. Plastic surgery services, consisting of: Using medical techniques to perform surgery for the purpose of alternation of shape or appearance of body parts.
21. Karaoke and dance club business:
a) Karaoke services, consisting of: Singing activities along with prerecorded music with images or with aid by other audio and video recording technologies;
b) Dance club business, consisting of: Dancing activities at dance club service providers as prescribed by laws.
Activities of dance classes are not governed by this Decree.
22. Accommodation services, consisting of: Accommodation establishments as referred to by regulations of the Law on Tourism and other types of accommodation renting services (on an hour or overnight basis) provided on the land or on cruise ships.
Leasing of houses by organizations or individuals to Vietnamese people or foreigners (with house lease agreements) for the purpose of residence, study or working is not governed by this Decree.
23. Trading in military clothing and equipment of the armed forces, military weapons, technologies, devices, and vehicles for the military forces and police forces; parts, components, supplies, specialized equipment, and technologies for manufacturing thereof, consisting of:
a) Production and trading in military clothes and hats; army badges and insignia of People’s Military Forces and People’s Public Security Forces;
b) Production, assembly, import, export, trading, transportation and repair of small-size military handguns as referred to by regulations of the law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears, radar speed guns to inspect speed of motor vehicles, breathalyzers, GSM phone trackers and other types of phone trackers.
Parts, components, supplies, specialized equipment, and technologies for manufacturing small-size military handguns, radar speed guns, breathalyzers, GSM phone trackers and other types of phone trackers.
Thus, according to the above regulations, the karaoke business belongs to the industry and business lines with conditions on security and order. Therefore, when operating a karaoke, you need to have a Certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions in Vietnam.
2. What is validity of certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions in Vietnam?
According to Article 15 of Decree No. 96/2016/ND-CP, validity of certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions is specified as follows:
1. A certificate of sastisfaction of security and order conditions shall not have expiry date, except for the cases mentioned in Clause 2 of this Article.
2. The validity of a certificate of sastisfaction of security and order conditions must be defined in the following cases:
a) If a business establishment has a fixed operating duration as referred to by the law or as defined in the documents mentioned in Clause 2 Article 19 of this Decree or the Permit granted by the sector authority to that business establishment with fixed operating duration, the validity of Certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions shall not exceed duration specified in the said documents;
b) If a business establishment engages in a business sector with use of industrial explosives for construction of works, exploration and exploitation of minerals or petroleum, the validity of Certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions must conform to the period specified in the document about such construction of works, exploration and exploitation of minerals or petroleum.
3. If documents/permits prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article are valid for 10 years or more, certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions shall not have expiry date.
4. Relevant business establishments are responsible for providing documents/permits specifying operating duration to competent police authorities.
According to this Article, the Certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions does not specify the expiry date, except for some special cases in Vietnam.
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